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title: "15 U.S.C. § 159"
description: "Unauthorized use of legend; penalty"
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title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_name: "CHINA TRADE"
section: "159"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 159"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 159 - Unauthorized use of legend; penalty

## Text

No individual, partnership, or association, or corporation not incorporated under this chapter or under a law of the United States, shall engage in business within China under a name in connection with which the legend “Federal Inc. U.S.A.” is used. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 for each violation.

(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 19, 42 Stat. 855.)